So next week for my wife's family i am making some pulled pork. The total people are as follows, 19 adults and 5 kids. My question is, am i good with the amount of pork shoulder i purchased? I bought 2 IBP pork shoulders from sams club totaling 15.7 pounds.

There will be side dishes, appetizers, etc so i think i have the right amount.

One other thought occurs to me: use "silver dollar" rolls and not full-size burger buns so that people don't take as much the first time through. A single smaller bun will subconsciously convince them to take more potato salad!

Do you really think its 50% loss? That seems like a lot. I was factoring maybe 20-30% loss.

Also on another note the cook isn't until Sunday 7/29, do you think this is to long to hold in fridge in cryovac? Do you think i am better off putting into freezer today and taking it out 4 days or so before hand and let it thaw in the fridge?